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Designing The Future

Instantly recognizable, Alienware’s designs communicate an appreciation for quality in both style and performance. Following in this tradition, Alienware introduces the all-new Ripley design. Subtler than previous designs, its smooth form showcases the artistry that goes into each Alienware, both inside and out. The latest version of the Skullcap design represents an evolution of the Alienware look – still as bold and aggressive as ever while offering a sleeker look and feel. Alienware engineers scrutinize every element of our gaming notebooks down to the smallest connector to improve performance, while a rigid magnesium alloy frame not only provides protection from physical shock, but also aids in thermal management by retaining less heat than steel.

Go Stealth For Longer Battery Life

Alienware notebooks pack ample power. They also allow you to curb that power when the need arises. The Area-51 m15x’s Stealth Mode throttles back the CPU and GPU, decreasing the notebook’s energy consumption and increasing battery life. Powering down the Area-51 m15x also reduces noise output. Higher energy efficiency and quieter running makes Stealth Mode especially beneficial when working unplugged and out in the field.

QuickTouch System Control Pad

The QuickTouch control pad illustrates the perfect blend of style and substance. Hot buttons in the notebook’s QuickTouch area respond to your touch, accessing key functions and applications, including wireless and Bluetooth connectivity, volume controls, Command Center and Stealth Mode launch. Touch capacitive technology gives the Area-51 m15x a seamless design and construction, uninterrupted by cumbersome mechanical buttons and control knobs.

Demand Only The Best Graphics

The Area-51® m15x contains the most powerful mobile graphics card ever in a 15.4-inch notebook. Alienware has always set the standard for graphics capabilities and, with an NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9800M GT with 512MB of dedicated graphics memory, the tradition continues. Alienware stands alone as the first and only manufacturer to bring this advanced GPU to market in a 15.4-inch form factor.

For creative professionals and industrial designers, the Area-51 m15x offers the NVIDIA Quadro® FX 3600M GPU, engineered for superior image quality on CAD, DCC and other visualization applications.

Powerful Core 2 Extreme Processor

By utilizing Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processors, the Area-51 m15x achieves benchmarks unsurpassed by any other notebook in its class. HD video and audio editing, 3D animation and high-end PC gaming suddenly don’t seem as resource intensive. Increased processor efficiency means you can work away from your power cable worry-free.

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My common fear is that strength training will add bulk and therefore add weight, and I’m bulky enough as it is. But this is a myth. Strength training will build lean muscle and burn some of that fat. So in the long run, you not only become stronger, but you can lose weight as well. Women, in fact, are more likely to tone up from strength training rather than bulk up.

So what part of the body should you work? All of it – your upper body, core, and lower body.

Your upper body is made up of your arms, chest, shoulders, neck, and upper back. This is easily the most popular part of the body to work for strength training. Here are some possible exercises for the upper body:

• Pushups
• Dumbbell Side Exercise
• Chest Press
• Dumbbell Shoulder Raise
• Lat Pull Down
• Tricep Kick Back
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press
• Bicep Curl

The core is very important because you derive much of your balance from the middle section of your body. Plus a strong core allows you to do other exercises better and more effectively. When it comes to your core, almost everyone takes care of their stomachs with sit-ups. But there is much more to your core, including your obloquies, lower back, hips and groin. Here are a few exercises for the core:

• Crunches
• Crunch w/Twist
• Reverse Crunch
• Bird Dog

Last but not least is your lower body. While the legs are sometimes forgotten during strength training, they are also very important. The reason for this is large muscle groups like the ones in your legs burn more fat and help you last longer during aerobic exercise. The key is finding exercises that specifically work your quads, hamstrings and calves. Here are a few lower body exercises:

• Forward Lunges
• Ball Squats
• Leg Press
• Wall Squats
• Calf Extension
• Leg Raises

Make sure to give your body a rest after a strength workout. Whichever part or parts of the body you work, give it two days’ rest before you work it again. This gives the muscles time to repair themselves and allows your metabolism to do its thing. And before you know it, you will not only be strong, but on the way to hitting your weight goal.